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[[Image:Bamberg K335-3371.jpg|550px|thumb|Künker sale 335, lot 3371]]

This specimen was lot 3371 in Künker sale 335 (Osnabrück, Germany, March 2020), where it sold for €160 (about US$209 including buyer's fees). The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"''BAMBERG, BISTUM, Franz Konrad von Stadion, 1753-1757. 3 Kreuzer (Groschen) 1757, Nürnberg, auf seinen Tod. Vorzüglich-Stempelglanz.'' ([[Germany]], bishopric of [[German States, Bamberg|Bamberg]], Francis Conrad of Stadion, 1753-57, three kreuzer of 1757, Nuremberg mint, on his death. Extremely fine to uncirculated.)"</blockquote> Altho the bishops of Bamberg issued coins from heller up to multiple ducats, most years saw no issues at all. Memorial three kreuzer were issued in 1729, 1753, 1757 (shown here), 1779 and 1795. Franz Conrad's successor, Adam Friedrich von Seinsheim, was also bishop of Wurzburg.

''Recorded mintage:'' unknown.

''Specification:'' silver, this specimen 2,04 g. 

''Catalog reference:'' KM 120, Krug 409.

''[[Bibliography|Source:]]''
* Michael, Thomas, ''Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed.,'' Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.
* <sup>[1]</sup>Künker Münzauktionen und Goldhandel, ''Catalog 335: Bracteates from Upper Swabia and the area of the Lake Constance | Coins and Medals from Medieval and Modern Times, a. o. the Dr. Karl Walter Bach Collection of coins of the Austrian nobility, Special collections of Bavaria, Lubeck, Wurttemberg as well as siege coins from the Eberhard Link Collection.'' Osnabrück: Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co., AG, 2020.

''Link to:''
* [[Bamberg 1753 3 kreuzer|1753 3 kreuzer, death of Johann Philipp Anton]]
* [[Bamberg 1753 ducat Fr-171|1753 ducat]]
* [[Bamberg 1757 ducat Fr-172|1757 ducat]]
* [[Bamberg 1795 3 kreuzer|1795 3 kreuzer, death of Franz Ludwig]]
* [[Coins and currency dated 1757]]

[[Category: Minor coinage of the German states]][[Category:Selections from Kunker sale 335, 336]]